Islam
September 19, 2008
- On the first day of Christmas, my dear lord said to me....yaddah, yaddah, yaddah... We all know that song, or some parts of it anyway, and the feelings it evokes. Imagine my feelings when last night I heard a presenter on ART say the words, “On the eighteenth day of Ramadan....” I never consciously thought Muslims kept track of how many days into Ramadan they had gone. Now that’s a ...
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September 1, 2008
- Depending on location, the Islamic holy month of Ramadan either began yesterday or begins today or tomorrow. It depends on the sighting of the new moon during the ninth month of the Islamic calendar. Globally, more than a billion Muslims observe Ramadan, one of the five pillars of Islam (the other four being the profession of faith, ritual prayer, the payment of alms, and at least one ...
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July 21, 2008
- QURANQuran (means recitation in Arabic)Muslims recite the whole book once during the month of Ramazan, this is happenning since 1428 years now, some people recite this once everyday, some once every week. It has 114 chapters (Sura) This book is in Arabic language.Quran is like a big Ocean, Amateurs like me make mistakes with such a big subject, but I thinkit is better to be imperfect and full ...
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July 21, 2008
- ISLAM = SURRENDER TO PEACE This is my small understanding of Islam The book has history of Islam from birth of Prophet Muhammad in the 6th century to its status as a global culture and political force today. Explains the nature and message of the Quar’an. I am giving below some common questions and answers relating to ISLAM 1-What is this peace anyway? To follow commandments in QURAN, it says ...
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July 20, 2008
- This poor teenager was trussed and tortured to death simply because he was a Christian sending text messages to a Muslim girl. Surely there are better options. :-(http://www.bosnewslife.com/asia-pacific/pakistan/3710-muslims-kill-christian-teenager-for-courtingMuslims Kill Christian Teenager For Courting Muslim GirlBy Jawad Mazhar July 18, 2008Lahore, Pakistan -- The body of a Christian ...
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July 17, 2008
- Pépé Le Moko and The Battle of Algiers make such similar use of the fabled old Algiers neighborhood of The Casbah that there are a few exterior rooftop shots in both films that seemed to me to have been taken from almost the same place. Each of the films has a gritty black and white graininess that somehow emphasizes the otherworldly danger that exists for the protagonists. But while Pépé Le ...
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July 5, 2008
- The headline in yesterday's Daily Mail reads, "Sharia law SHOULD be used in Britain, says UK's top judge." I'm not making this up. . .have a look for yourself:http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1031611/Sharia-law-SHOULD-used-Britain-says-UKs-judge.html#addCommentThe bewigged one at the top of this blog post is Lord Chief Justice Lord Phillips (there is at least one too many lords ...
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July 2, 2008
- RIYADH, Saudi Arabia, June 29...They're speeding, kvetching and sporting lacy teddies under their abayas. Welcome to the new Saudi Arabia. The desert theocracy, long under the iron control of Wahabist fundamentalists, is experiencing a massive social upheaval that will change it forever, analysts say. In recent days the kingdom was rocked by news of a methamphetamine seizure in the cities of ...
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May 30, 2008
- Reality continues to unravel around right-wing bloggers' belief that Rachael Ray's paisley scarf was an act of pro-terrorist "hate couture." Now Gershom Gorenberg at the Huffington Post discovers that Luchina Fisher, on the ABC News website, has pinpointed the person who got the ball rolling—the woman she describes as "pro-Jewish blogger Pam Geller."Now, you may be asking ...
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May 16, 2008
- A Genie in the House of Saud has been selected as a finalist by the Next Generation Indie Book Awards in both the E-book Fiction and Religious Fiction categories. Mystical Publishing has been promoting this supernatural thriller primarily as just that .... a thriller. Now there's some validation that marketing might have to shift a bit to promote the aspect of the book that looks at links ...
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